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The sponsor said the dedicated‑funds committee, the treasurer and the comptroller reviewed the list, identified antiquated entries and misclassifications (for example, funds that operate as trusts or custodial accounts but had been listed as state operating dedicated funds), and proposed clarifying statutory definitions and reorganized listings. The bill also updates reporting deadlines for fund administrators and removes funds that have had no activity or balances for many years.

After brief committee discussion, Representative Susan Olmi moved the committee recommendation of Ought to Pass; Representative Ullrich seconded. The clerk called the roll and recorded a committee vote of 15 in favor, 0 opposed, 5 absent. The committee instructed the clerk to place HP 163 on the consent calendar for floor action.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","House Ways and Means (01/21/2025)","oneSentenceSummary","Committee moved HP 163 (a multipart update to statute listing dedicated funds) Ought to Pass after review; the bill reorganizes fund categories, clarifies trusteeship and reporting deadlines, and repeals obsolete listings.","taxTitle","Ways and Means, House of Representatives, Committees\t, Legislative, New Hampshire","taxId",17769,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6379800,"Public hearing on HB 83: proponents urge raising minimum sports‑betting age from 18 to 21",1854,13180000,15034000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2135162-28d63ec41d305d556a63c82128991754&start=13180&end=15034","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2135162-28d63ec41d305d556a63c82128991754/thumbnail_13180000.jpg","/articles/6379800/New-Hampshire/Public-hearing-on-HB-83-proponents-urge-raising-minimum-sportsbetting-age-from-18-to-21","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6379800-44a5107a024a2b8f1d68f8bf05930a25/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201966&Signature=VGKLoTbeWKX07jervnauUsUvGmMxi721YtY-oOUY236jAq6~qrPN-OvaOrYCIJ4H~2FelAidZ1cXF1vkxzYaSD1zVoNid83I8RUO6EzX698IFYIZIc~WlUCMnfoQvRBUgmw78QNAG6MLqZ~2nkNgumYgsffUP3ca4QUhT1OuuXWSwXcILa3KmKwfE0qQmPYquoBwMyHMS4tRvM8Y6WPmpVN1xC5O3wk~zgDuwoCJHqoNnhRfg5wj-m2X2GYb5KonJbTZLLeH1VEN9uqsL5J4fYE6qUHISJos~uPD6fHSkHUHkzmrV7BWz9q46MN69WaeC7e9KCpDjqoug5kp9g7bRA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Representatives of public‑health organizations and the bill sponsor told the House Ways and Means Committee that House Bill 83 would reduce harm to young people by raising the minimum age for sports wagering from 18 to 21.

Representative Sally Fellows (Plymouth/Ashland/Holderness), the bill sponsor, told the committee the fiscal note indicates bettors aged 18–20 accounted for a small percentage of state sports betting revenue but collectively wagered millions of dollars. Fellows said the bill’s intent is to delay exposure to easy, 24/7 mobile sports wagering and to reduce the number of gamblers who develop problematic gambling behavior by adding three years of developmental maturation.

Marlene Warner, chief executive officer of the Massachusetts Council on Gaming and Health, testified in support and called youth gambling a “black and white” public‑health issue: she said research shows an earlier onset of gambling increases the risk of later gambling problems, and she noted the majority of U.S. jurisdictions that have legalized sports wagering set the minimum age at 21. Janine Rucero (marketing director with prior casino experience) and Katie LaHoulier (Mass Council staff) also testified in favor, saying the 18–20 cohort is not a major operator revenue target and is particularly vulnerable to mobile‑app normalization of wagering.

Charlie McIntyre, Director of the New Hampshire Lottery, testified as an information witness and declined to take a position on the policy. He confirmed the fiscal note’s estimate that the state’s net revenue attributable to bettors under 21 was modest (the fiscal estimate shown to the committee was about $639,000 in state revenue for the prior year, derived from a small percentage share of the total handle). McIntyre said age verification for online accounts is straightforward using available technology; verifying age at retail (lottery ticket/retail sportsbook) is more operationally challenging because it requires trained clerks at a large number of retail locations.

Committee members asked about the relative size of the fiscal impact versus public‑health benefits and about enforcement. No vote on the bill was taken at the hearing.","Supporters at a House Ways and Means hearing argued that the state should raise the minimum age for sports wagering from 18 to 21, citing research on youth vulnerability to addictive behavior, while the Lottery director told the committee that revenue impacts would be modest.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6379804,"Legislative budget office and Department of Revenue brief Ways and Means on unrestricted revenue estimating process",1537,582000,2119000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2135162-28d63ec41d305d556a63c82128991754&start=582&end=2119","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2135162-28d63ec41d305d556a63c82128991754/thumbnail_582000.jpg","/articles/6379804/New-Hampshire/Legislative-budget-office-and-Department-of-Revenue-brief-Ways-and-Means-on-unrestricted-revenue-estimating-process","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6379804-06e42085b4f873d3b50a9c5b5ffecaf1/orig.mp4?Expires=1771201966&Signature=WIgD2RBDcAR3PjKSu3oN4zWqgJXB4aqwpeUpwv83NTN5OP5-XAFHB4JukE4QBhdQceIi4CkPQg7xiaLz7puhlwKt784aoevONFRBFMUixXrLBNd1932vGU09XObtPEsxl5RRTcSICZ4AzMW~uyHhVdbjk6m4~gnx5pdcdXGoY8mPfN5AYb~uD6J2p8r1ipoFJ1X474swsCtZt5Vb0um~H36dR-lMPYyUyapjZfA6955tDpEDu2LB4OT-5UFb3BJxA-sMkBbZAWuwD7S84gxcILIUvQOJ0lva~ZiYgXDeEE50qwGgiM4xVAaHGb6YJg0ysZ9jfOJv6Ou6TCBirnodmg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Chris Shea of the Legislative Budget Assistance office told the House Ways and Means Committee the panel’s charge is to produce unrestricted revenue estimates for the General Fund (including the Education Trust Fund), the Highway Fund and the Fish and Game Fund.

The estimates, Shea said, reflect collections under current law; changes enacted later in the session are tracked separately on a surplus statement and netted against the committee’s figures. He described the office’s worksheet and schedule process, how agency estimates feed the committee spreadsheets, and how committee numbers are memorialized in a resolution for the House floor and as an amendment to House Bill 1 (the operating budget).

Lindsey Stepp, Commissioner of the Department of Revenue Administration (DRA), gave a technical briefing on the large tax accounts the committee will estimate. She outlined DRA responsibilities and timetables for filings and collections, explained how calendar-year business tax filings map into the state fiscal year, and emphasized that estimated payments make up a large portion of business-tax receipts while final returns and extension payments drive later-year adjustments.

Both offices described the monthly “revenue focus” report the Department of Administrative Services issues and the state’s revenue information management system (RIMS/Gentax), which DRA said has improved collections and compliance. Commissioner Stepp noted that RIMS and related process changes generated additional collections last year, a portion of which are statutorily transferred to pay RIMS-related debt service.

On recent trends, DRA and LBA staff told the committee:
- Business taxes (BPT and BET combined) expanded significantly in the 2020–2023 period, then softened in 2024–25 as estimated payments declined and DRA’s newer filings and apportionment practices changed reported flows. DRA said taxpayers’ changing estimated-payment behavior is a major factor in the slower growth.
- Meals-and-rooms revenue continues to be concentrated in a few counties and months; the statute now directs a municipal revenue transfer (30% of net M&R from the most recently completed fiscal year) and DRA explained that transfer affects year‑over‑year general‑fund comparisons.
- Tobacco receipts moved during the pandemic, with electronic cigarette receipts growing since a 2020 tax on e‑liquids; DRA reported increased seizures of untaxed imported e‑liquid products that are being handled as contraband for tax purposes.

Stepp and Shea described the scenarios the committees will use to set the official estimate: starting points include the current fiscal-year plan, sustaining year‑to‑date differences vs. plan and versus prior year, and scenario ranges that produce realistic high/low estimates for the rest of the year. They stressed estimates must be based on current law and that surplus-statement adjustments will record the fiscal effect of bills the House later passes.

The presentation closed with logistics for the committee’s upcoming revenue work sessions, and a reminder that DRA and LBA will post documents and recordings on their websites for members.","Legislative Budget Assistance staff and the Department of Revenue explained how the committee will develop unrestricted revenue estimates for the General Fund, Education Trust Fund, Highway Fund and Fish and Game Fund, described data sources and timing, and flagged recent trends in business taxes, meals-and-rooms and tobacco revenue.","actionData","errors"]

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Ways and Means advances housekeeping bill to recodify and clean up state dedicated‑fund listings (HP 163)

Public hearing on HB 83: proponents urge raising minimum sports‑betting age from 18 to 21

Legislative budget office and Department of Revenue brief Ways and Means on unrestricted revenue estimating process